use override table trait to allow for easily customzing table a controller uses

src/Controller/ExternalProductCatalogsController.php

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Cake\Log\Log;
 use Cake\ORM\Table;
 use Cake\ORM\TableRegistry;
 use CakeProducts\Controller\AppController;
+use CakeProducts\Controller\Traits\OverrideTableTrait;
 
 /**
  * ExternalProductCatalogs Controller
@@ -16,26 +17,16 @@ use CakeProducts\Controller\AppController;
  */
 class ExternalProductCatalogsController extends AppController
 {
-    /**
-     * @var Table|null
-     */
-    protected ?Table $_table = null;
+    use OverrideTableTrait;
 
     /**
-     * Gets the table instance
-     *
-     * @return Table
+     * @return void
      */
-    public function getTable()
+    public function initialize(): void
     {
-        if ($this->_table instanceof Table) {
-            return $this->_table;
-        }
-        $this->_table = TableRegistry::getTableLocator()->get(
-            Configure::read('CakeProducts.ExternalProductCatalogs.table', 'CakeProducts.ExternalProductCatalogs')
-        );
-
-        return $this->_table;
+        parent::initialize(); // TODO: Change the autogenerated stub
+        $this->_defaultTable = 'CakeProducts.ExternalProductCatalogs';
+        $this->_tableConfigKey = 'CakeProducts.ExternalProductCatalogs.table';
     }
 
     /**

src/Controller/ProductCatalogsController.php

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ use Cake\Log\Log;
 use Cake\ORM\Table;
 use Cake\ORM\TableRegistry;
 use CakeProducts\Controller\AppController;
+use CakeProducts\Controller\Traits\OverrideTableTrait;
 use CakeProducts\Model\Table\ProductCatalogsTable;
-use CakeProducts\Service\CatalogManagerService;
 
 /**
  * ProductCatalogs Controller
@@ -20,7 +20,17 @@ use CakeProducts\Service\CatalogManagerService;
  */
 class ProductCatalogsController extends AppController
 {
-    protected ?Table $_table = null;
+    use OverrideTableTrait;
+
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function initialize(): void
+    {
+        parent::initialize(); // TODO: Change the autogenerated stub
+        $this->_defaultTable = 'CakeProducts.ProductCatalogs';
+        $this->_tableConfigKey = 'CakeProducts.ProductCatalogs.table';
+    }
 
     /**
      * Index method

src/Controller/ProductCategoriesController.php

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Cake\Log\Log;
 use Cake\ORM\Table;
 use Cake\ORM\TableRegistry;
 use Cake\Utility\Text;
+use CakeProducts\Controller\Traits\OverrideTableTrait;
 
 /**
  * ProductCategories Controller
@@ -16,27 +17,18 @@ use Cake\Utility\Text;
  */
 class ProductCategoriesController extends AppController
 {
-    /**
-     * @var Table|null
-     */
-    protected ?Table $_table = null;
+    use OverrideTableTrait;
 
     /**
-     * Gets the table instance
-     *
-     * @return Table
+     * @return void
      */
-    public function getTable()
+    public function initialize(): void
     {
-        if ($this->_table instanceof Table) {
-            return $this->_table;
+        parent::initialize(); // TODO: Change the autogenerated stub
+        $this->_defaultTable = 'CakeProducts.ProductCategories';
+        $this->_tableConfigKey = 'CakeProducts.ProductCategories.table';
     }
-        $this->_table = TableRegistry::getTableLocator()->get(
-            Configure::read('CakeProducts.ProductCategories.table', 'CakeProducts.ProductCategories')
-        );
 
-        return $this->_table;
-    }
     /**
      * Index method
      *

src/Controller/ProductCategoryAttributeOptionsController.php

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Cake\Log\Log;
 use Cake\ORM\Table;
 use Cake\ORM\TableRegistry;
 use CakeProducts\Controller\AppController;
+use CakeProducts\Controller\Traits\OverrideTableTrait;
 
 /**
  * ProductCategoryAttributeOptions Controller
@@ -16,26 +17,16 @@ use CakeProducts\Controller\AppController;
  */
 class ProductCategoryAttributeOptionsController extends AppController
 {
-    /**
-     * @var Table|null
-     */
-    protected ?Table $_table = null;
+    use OverrideTableTrait;
 
     /**
-     * Gets the table instance
-     *
-     * @return Table
+     * @return void
      */
-    public function getTable()
+    public function initialize(): void
     {
-        if ($this->_table instanceof Table) {
-            return $this->_table;
-        }
-        $this->_table = TableRegistry::getTableLocator()->get(
-            Configure::read('CakeProducts.ProductCategoryAttributeOptions.table', 'CakeProducts.ProductCategoryAttributeOptions')
-        );
-
-        return $this->_table;
+        parent::initialize(); // TODO: Change the autogenerated stub
+        $this->_defaultTable = 'CakeProducts.ProductCategoryAttributeOptions';
+        $this->_tableConfigKey = 'CakeProducts.ProductCategoryAttributeOptions.table';
     }
 
     /**

src/Controller/ProductCategoryAttributesController.php

@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ use Cake\Log\Log;
 use Cake\ORM\Table;
 use Cake\ORM\TableRegistry;
 use CakeProducts\Controller\AppController;
+use CakeProducts\Controller\Traits\OverrideTableTrait;
 use CakeProducts\Model\Enum\ProductCategoryAttributeTypeId;
 use CakeProducts\Model\Table\ProductCategoryAttributesTable;
-use CakeProducts\Service\CatalogManagerService;
 
 /**
  * ProductCategoryAttributes Controller
@@ -21,26 +21,16 @@ use CakeProducts\Service\CatalogManagerService;
  */
 class ProductCategoryAttributesController extends AppController
 {
-    /**
-     * @var Table|null
-     */
-    protected ?Table $_table = null;
+    use OverrideTableTrait;
 
     /**
-     * Gets the table instance
-     *
-     * @return Table
+     * @return void
      */
-    public function getTable()
+    public function initialize(): void
     {
-        if ($this->_table instanceof Table) {
-            return $this->_table;
-        }
-        $this->_table = TableRegistry::getTableLocator()->get(
-            Configure::read('CakeProducts.ProductCategoryAttributes.table', 'CakeProducts.ProductCategoryAttributes')
-        );
-
-        return $this->_table;
+        parent::initialize(); // TODO: Change the autogenerated stub
+        $this->_defaultTable = 'CakeProducts.ProductCategoryAttributes';
+        $this->_tableConfigKey = 'CakeProducts.ProductCategoryAttributes.table';
     }
 
     /**

src/Controller/ProductsController.php

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Cake\Log\Log;
 use Cake\ORM\Table;
 use Cake\ORM\TableRegistry;
 use CakeProducts\Controller\AppController;
+use CakeProducts\Controller\Traits\OverrideTableTrait;
 
 /**
  * Products Controller
@@ -16,26 +17,16 @@ use CakeProducts\Controller\AppController;
  */
 class ProductsController extends AppController
 {
-    /**
-     * @var Table|null
-     */
-    protected ?Table $_table = null;
+    use OverrideTableTrait;
 
     /**
-     * Gets the table instance
-     *
-     * @return Table
+     * @return void
      */
-    public function getTable()
+    public function initialize(): void
     {
-        if ($this->_table instanceof Table) {
-            return $this->_table;
-        }
-        $this->_table = TableRegistry::getTableLocator()->get(
-            Configure::read('CakeProducts.Products.table', 'CakeProducts.Products')
-        );
-
-        return $this->_table;
+        parent::initialize(); // TODO: Change the autogenerated stub
+        $this->_defaultTable = 'CakeProducts.Products';
+        $this->_tableConfigKey = 'CakeProducts.Products.table';
     }
 
     /**

src/Controller/Traits/OverrideTableTrait.php

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace CakeProducts\Controller\Traits;
+
+use Cake\Core\Configure;
+use Cake\ORM\Table;
+use Cake\ORM\TableRegistry;
+
+trait OverrideTableTrait
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Table|null
+     */
+    protected ?Table $_table = null;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected string $_defaultTable = '';
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected string $_tableConfigKey = '';
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the table instance
+     *
+     * @return Table
+     */
+    public function getTable(string $tableName = null)
+    {
+        if ($this->_table instanceof Table) {
+            return $this->_table;
+        }
+        $table = $tableName;
+        if (!isset($table)) {
+            $table = $this->_tableConfigKey && Configure::read($this->_tableConfigKey) ? Configure::read($this->_tableConfigKey) : $this->_defaultTable;
+        }
+        $this->_table = TableRegistry::getTableLocator()->get($table);
+
+        return $this->_table;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the users table
+     *
+     * @param Table $table table
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function setTable(Table $table)
+    {
+        $this->_table = $table;
+    }
+}